Thousands of asylum seekers crammed in border towns near the Texas-Mexico border are at risk of dying from coronavirus, advocates say.
AUSTIN — Thousands of asylum seekers crammed in border towns near the Texas-Mexico border awaiting U.S.
The unions representing immigration judges, agents for Immigration and Customs Enforcement and immigration attorneysMonday calling for the temporary closure of all 68 immigration courts across the U.S. to protect immigration judges, attorneys and the ICE agents overseeing the courts. "How will the courts provide notices?" she said."There is no feasible way for the courts to notify MPP migrants of postponed hearings."
At the Matamoros camp, where migrants have been living in squalid, outdoor conditions for months, volunteers have been educating migrants there on the virus and installing new outdoor sinks where they can wash their hands.
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